Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] him into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keller 's Zurich upbringing made him into a skiier and sculler , and he raced for the Grasshopper club . |
| 2 | Manitou , ( the Great Spirit ) was so touched by the Indian 's devotion that upon his death Manitou made him into a rock standing off the inlet , and that monument has been called Siwash Rock ever since . |
| 3 | However , resentment from those who had learned the trade through the proper apprenticeship forced him into a debtors ' prison in 1738 . |
| 4 | Nothing seemed to exist outside that swaying chair and Simon , whose terrifying ability to repress his own humanity made him into an enemy that Gazzer did n't know how to defeat . |
| 5 | Her vacuum cleaner drove him into the street , in search of a coffee shop . |
| 6 | Because McKenzie know little or nothing about rugby , the coach tossed him into the front row . |
| 7 | The full-back appeared in Aberdeen 's penalty area and determination carried him into a spot where he could see the right-hand corner of Snelders 's goal , sending the ball there with all the assurance that had characterised Clydebank 's return from the brink . |
| 8 | But whisky turned him into a savage bully . |
| 9 | He released the clutch as the thunder broke upon him : the power of its sound smashed him into the saddle as he zig-zagged fast across the smooth grass towards the cabin . |
| 10 | He said his hectic work schedule led him into a downward spiral where he needed a drink to relax and help him sleep . |
| 11 | The bearer pulled him into a passage so thin that even the narrowest of stalls could not wedge itself in . |
| 12 | National Service sent him into the Army , as he has described in Not all a Ball , and it was then , whilst on leave , that Minton 's ‘ irresistible , magical aura of ebullience and joie de vivre ’ offered such a liberating contrast with the high-pitched orders of NCOs and the brutalising routine of Army life . |
| 13 | Samuel Irving — ‘ Si ’ — Newhouse jr , second-generation New York billionaire , had long been known as a collector of modern American art , but his November 1988 purchase of Jasper John 's False Start propelled him into the public consciousness . |
| 14 | Tolby seemed to have buttered up all the Devenishes for what he could get : the father took him into the firm and launched him on his career ; Clare darned his socks and cooked him meals ; and Hubert — if Henry was right — had put some business his way . |
| 15 | The sudden movement brought him into the path of a mourner , whose elbow struck him a glancing blow and sent him reeling . |
| 16 | In his last years , Gresham 's fame as a magician drew him into the sordid court intrigues surrounding the divorce of Robert Devereux , third Earl of Essex [ q.v . ] . |
| 17 | The word followed him into the courtyard . |
| 18 | The young man followed him into the hall , carefully wiping his feet on the mat . |
| 19 | ‘ Follow me and no harm will come to thy sheep ’ , the Emperor replied , and taking him by the hand led him into a cave in the side of the mountain . |
| 20 | A squall beat him into the bank . |
| 21 | And Price 's win lifted him into the top ten for the first time . |
| 22 | The research Jarvis embarked on for his book took him into the lower level concourse at Bond Street . |
| 23 | A steady rise up the legal ladder took him into the commercial law field and a range of broader experience as a member of both the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( 1966 to 1969 ) and a legal member of the mental health tribunal for 22 years until 1982 . |
| 24 | Twice a squall bowled him into the water as he followed the shore round . |
| 25 | His bedclothes were changed and a nurse helped him into a theatre gown . |
| 26 | The self-inflicted pain goaded him into a furious spasm , but as he strained and thrashed against the wicker walls in the darkness all he achieved was the sense that the basket had not yielded a millimetre . |
| 27 | Lydersen again had a hand in Arsenal 's second goal in the 46th minute when his long clearance found Campbell whose awesome power took him into the box to beat Norwich 's former Tottenham goalkeeper Walton at the near post . |